Empowerment Trustof the Mohair Industry

Organic, Fair & Ethical Trade Event19 February 2019

Presentation by:

Beauty Mokgwamme & Karen Posthumus / Benjamin Mama

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Empowerment Trustof the Mohair Industry

➢ ESTABLISHED IN 2010

➢ TO PROMOTE BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WITHIN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY

➢ VISION:

❑ To ensure sustainable supply of Mohair

❑ To establish black participants and entrepreneurs

❑ To commercialize Black Farmers within the Mohair Industry

Empowerment Trustof the Mohair Industry

Trustees of the Empowerment Trust

➢ Chairman of the Mohair Trust

➢ Chairman of Mohair South Africa

➢ Chairman of South African Mohair Growers Association (SAMGA)

➢ Two Trustees of Mohair Trust ( One Black Commercial farmer)

➢ Two Trustees from the National Agricultural Marketing

Council (NAMC)

What we provide:

➢ Angora goats via Free Interest Loan

➢ Training – To ensure successful large scale mohair producers

➢ Support and assistance to upcoming farmers

➢ Promote BEE

Key Partners:

➢ Department of Rural Development and Land Reform

➢ Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

➢ Brokers (BKB & CMW)

➢ Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA )

Empowerment Trust Projects:3,361 Angora goats (2014- 2018)

R3 199,266.47

➢ Department of Rural development and Land Reform

➢ Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

➢ Brokers (BKB & CMW)

➢ Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA )

FARMS STOCK NUMBERS TOWN/ PROVINCE

Doorn Rivier /Success Story 1200 Kapaters (Wethers) Somerset East - E. Cape

1.Brakfontein Farm 371 Ewes / Young goats /Kids Somerset East - E. Cape

2.Irene Farm 441 Ewes / Young goats /Kids Graaff-Reinet - E. Cape

3.WelteVrede Farm 192 Ewes & Kids Somerset East - E. Cape

4.Tulpleegte Farm 232 Kapaters (Wethers) Beaufort West - W. Cape

5.Matatiele Farm 337 Ewes, Young goats /Kids Matatiele - E. Cape

6.Rietfontein Farm 497 Kapaters (Wethers) Somerset East - E. Cape

Success Story: Doornrivier Empowerment Trust Partners - Sustainable Large Scale Mohair

Producers (within 3 years)

www.mohairempower.co.za

Welte Vrede Farm

192 Angora goats

117.4 kg mohair produced August 2018

Brakfontein Farm

14ha new development

300 ewes + 150 kapaters delivered

30/01/2019

371 Angora goats

249kg Mohair produced October

2018

Irene Farm

441 Angora goats

329 Kg mohair produced October 2018

New shearing shed/DRDAR

Tulpleegte

232 Angora goats

338.80kg Mohair produced Oct 2018

Drought at Tulpleegte W. Cape

November 2018 9 February 2019

106mm in 2 days

Matatiele Farm

337 Angora goats

317 kg Mohair/September 2018

Rietfontein Farm

165 kapaters

203 kg mohair produced October 2018

325 Delivered on 22 Jan 2019

Total 500 kapaters

2019 Empowerment Projects:

➢ BRAKFONTEIN FARM- 300 Ewes & 300 Kapaters (Wethers)

➢ DOORNRIVIER FARM- 200 Ewes & 300 Kapaters

➢ GELUK FARM – 500 Kapaters

➢ DRIEFONTEIN FARM – 600 Kapaters

➢ MATATIELE – Mpunyuka - 200 Kapaters

➢ NAMBA FARM (Fort–Beaufort) (evaluated 7 Feb 2019 )

Driefontein Farm600 Kapaters delivered end Jan

2019

Geluk Farm:500 kapaters 2019

100 Kapaters delivered 15/02/2019

Challenges:

➢ Access to land with necessary infrastructure

➢ At least 30 years lease agreement

➢ Ownership of farms by beneficiaries

➢ Not more than two beneficiaries per farm

➢ FUNDING

Future Plans:

➢ 2019 Pilot project at MPOFU Training Centre

➢ 2019 DAFF Graduates Mentorship Programme (in partnership with DRDAR)

➢ Accredited Learnership Programme (In partnership with AgriSETA )

➢ MOHAIR TRAINING CENTRE ( FARM)

Thank you

Sustainability Wool and Mohair

Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals –they are both essential ingredients for long-term success

- Bill Ford -

Wool and mohair sustainability strategyfor:

1. Environmental Management(Including Animal Wellbeing)

2. Quality Standards

3. Corporate Social responsibility

4. Economic Viability

Without all 4 our business cannot be sustainable

..

• Doing more with less

• Managing and maintaining

standards

• Human resources

Elements of resilience

Greater importance needs to be placed on research and the use of technology in precision farming as well as the development of sophisticated supply chains in order to distribute agricultural

produce more efficiently.

Responsible wool standard

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International involvement and trade certfication

Goal of Sustainable Development“ To meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet

the needs of the future…in this generation and in generations to come.”

We are “borrowing” the Earth from our children, and their children, and their children…

Thank you